Jen Yakamovich spent much of her early twenties performing as a live drummer, percussionist, improviser, and more recently as a session musician and recording artist. Continue Reading
Is Selena Gomez Dating NBA Star Jimmy Butler?
Is Selena Gomez back on the dating scene and seeing an NBA player? The Miami Herald shared a social media post that reported the "Rare" singer Continue Reading
Britney Spears Shimmers on Surprise Single ‘Swimming in the Stars’: LISTEN
Britney Spears is celebrating her birthday by giving fans the gift of new music. On Wednesday (December 2), Spears' record label released "Swimming in the Continue Reading
Jake Paul Potentially in Trouble for Throwing Post-Fight Rager
Welcome to PopCrush's Daily Break! Here's a breakdown of today's hottest pop culture and lifestyle stories as heard on PopCrush Nights, airing across the country. Continue Reading
Taylor Swift Previews New Version of ‘Love Story’ in Ryan Reynolds’ Commercial
Taylor Swift gave fans a taste of the new version of her iconic hit, "Love Story." On Wednesday (December 2), Ryan Reynolds released a commercial for Continue Reading
Spotify Pages for Dua Lipa and More Hacked by Rogue Fan Who *Really* Wants to Promote His Snapchat
How did someone hack major Spotify pages for major artists such as Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey, Future and Pop Smoke? On Tuesday (December 1), Continue Reading
The Risky and Limited Life of Burt Reynolds' Macho 'Hooper'
A film’s opening scene, when done well, may reveal a great deal about the feature’s main character. The establishing credit sequence to Hooper (1978) performs Continue Reading
Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite' and the Geometry of Suffering
There is a moment in director Bong Joon-ho’s celebrated film Parasite (2019), a pivotal moment in my estimation, that brings to mind verses 5:43-45 from Continue Reading
NIHITI's Dark Ambient Electronics Suit the Season on 'A New Kind of Weather'
The night is coming down across most of the western world, cold winds rising while rolling waves of COVID lockdown seem inevitable. NIHITI’s new album Continue Reading
The 10 Best Indie Pop Albums of 2020
10. Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna [Slumberland] Fully in dream-pop/soft shoegaze mode, the New York-based band Peel Dream Magazine’s second album further expands their sound until Continue Reading
Lorde Confirms She’s Currently Working on a ‘Whole Cinematic Universe’ for Her Next Album
A new album from Lorde? It’s in the works, officially! In an interview with Blackbird Spyplane, Ella Yelich-O’Connor, known as Lorde, teased fans with some Continue Reading
‘Saved By the Bell’ Reboot Edits Out Jokes About Selena Gomez’s Kidney Transplant
Changes have been made to the new Saved By the Bell reboot in light of recent controversy. After facing major backlash for making insensitive jokes Continue Reading
‘Juno’ and ‘Umbrella Academy’ Star Elliot Page Comes Out As Transgender
Elliot Page has come out as transgender with the pronouns he/they. On Tuesday (December 1), the actor, formerly known as Ellen, released a heartfelt statement Continue Reading
Machine Gun Kelly Reveals He Is Going To Therapy For Drug Abuse
Machine Gun Kelly is making some positive lifestyle changes. In a new interview with Dave Franco for Interview Magazine, the 30-year-old revealed that he is Continue Reading
Are Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Dating?
Are Rihanna and A$AP Rocky an item? After months of romance rumors, a source has confirmed to People that the two music stars are together. Continue Reading
South Korea Passes New ‘BTS Law’ Postponing Military Service
BTS’s hit single “Dynamite” inspired South Korea to revise a long-standing military service law. South Korea’s National Assembly passed a new bill to amend the Continue Reading
Silent Classic 'The City without Jews' Wavers between Satire and Grim Prophecy
Flicker Alley presents a DVD/Blu-ray combo of the Austrian Film Archive’s restoration of H.K. Breslauer’s 1924 silent film The City Without Jews (Die Stadt ohne Continue Reading
Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Sings 'Every Day We Get More Illegal'
When I saw Juan Felipe Herrera perform his verse in Atlanta a few years back, I was struck by the musicality of his delivery. Herrera, Continue Reading
Director Sean Durkin on the Dark Corners in Our Minds and in 'The Nest'
Set in the 1980s, Sean Durkin’s sophomore feature The Nest (2020), centres on Rory (Jude Law), an entrepreneur and former commodities broker who returns to Continue Reading
Actress Explores the Voice on 'Karma & Desire'
The music of Darren Cunningham—aka Actress—has always placed a special emphasis on texture. It’s full of clicks, glitches, static-crackle, and synthesizers so corroded they sound Continue Reading